Sherr Surname

274,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sherr Surname Definition:

(German) Variants of Scher, q.v.

Sherr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2181:297,58527,515
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Sherr (1,414) may also be a first name.

Sherr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Variants of Scher, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sherr Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sherr Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sherr (Marathi: शेरर्, Russian: Шерр) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sherr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sherr is the 274,840th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,157,499 people. The surname Sherr is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Sherr are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sherr is also the 207,699th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 1,414 people.

The surname Sherr is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,218 people, or 1 in 297,585. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 16 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Maryland, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 4 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.

Sherr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sherr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sherr last name increased 1,903 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sherr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sherr surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sherr surname are 44.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sherr earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 37.25% more than the national average, earning $59,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $51,579 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherr917,744/
Sheerr9139/
Sherre9138/
Sheirr9118/
Shcerr912/
Sherrd911/
Shearr910/
Sher89444,265/
Serr892,323/
Scheirr8316/
Jscherr831/
Schearr831/
Scheurr831/
Shearre831/
Shcherr831/
Scherrr831/
Scheerr830/
Serre8016,576/
Sheer8011,221/
Shere8011,065/
Scher807,294/
Shear806,188/
Sheir804,235/
Shier804,133/
Sherd80342/
Cherr80135/
Shirr8093/
Sherp8084/
Sherz8036/
Sherh8036/
Sierr8021/
Shehr8018/
Sihrr8013/
Shher8013/
Shert8010/
Shger808/
Searr807/
Sheur806/
Seurr805/
Serrp805/
Seerr804/
Serrd804/
Shetr802/
Shcer802/
Shser802/
Serrr802/
Scerr801/
Shzer801/
Sheïr801/
Sheyr801/
Ssher801/
Sehrr801/
Hsher801/
She75406,704/
Ser759,374/
Scheer7328,370/
Schier738,652/
Sheard738,037/
Cherre732,242/
Schehr73877/
Schear73773/
Sheare73716/
Scheir73480/
Sehier73403/
Shirre73388/
Scheur73203/
Schirr73169/
Schyrr73168/
Sheere73141/
Sheire73128/
Sierre7357/
Shcher7328/
Øscher7327/
Schärr7324/
Shuirr7311/
Shgeer7310/
Shceer735/
Scerre734/
Shheer734/
Cheerr733/
Saheir733/
Sherht733/
Sheird733/
Sherph733/
Shairr733/
Sheerz733/
Seherz732/
Sheehr732/
Szheer732/
Sheirh732/
Shseer732/
Cherrt731/
Jsheer731/
Sceher731/
Shhear731/
Sheerd731/
Sheert731/
Sheart731/
Sheerh731/
Shearz731/
Szeher731/
Séhier731/
She'er731/
Sheahr731/
Hsheer731/
Shearh730/
Sherhs730/
Sehert730/
Sierrd730/
Sehehr730/
Shearp730/
Scherrová711/
Shir67361,884/
Shea6763,797/
Sert6756,983/
Shee6749,546/
Sere6725,564/
Sheu6717,151/
Sherova6716,817/
Sheh6712,319/
Shey6712,276/
Shep6711,386/
Shet677,611/
Zerr675,307/
Cher674,187/
Sear673,889/
Shei673,111/
Shie672,598/
Seer672,554/
Shed672,434/
Sehr672,357/
Sier671,717/
Sihe671,474/
Seyr67701/
Seur67678/
Sirr67506/
Szer67492/
Sejr67484/
Shyr67445/
Scherpf67386/
Serp67325/
Seir67275/
Sser67215/
Serd67139/
Scheere67119/
Serz67116/
Shej6797/
Sche6792/
Serh6787/
Cerr6767/
Hser6762/
Shes6761/
Scheerz6758/
Sihr6750/
Shez6746/
Sõer6746/
Sger6733/
Shhe6713/
Shze679/
Scheehr679/
Scheard678/
Hzer678/
Syhr678/
Åser678/
Schøier678/
Scherpp676/
Shjr675/
Scer675/
Souhier675/
Sähr675/
Schcher673/
Serrová672/
Scheare672/
Schertt672/
Sjer672/
Setr672/
Shje672/
Syhe672/
Hshe672/
Scheihr671/
Shehgir671/
Hcer671/
Sehesrh671/
Sahhier671/
Shxe671/
Shge671/
Shheerh671/
Shce671/
Schsser670/
Scherth670/

Sherr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sherr in the Marathi language
शेरर्serar-
Sherr in the Russian language
Шеррserr-

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